Poppie Mphuthing is a Correspondent for CGTN America based in Washington D.C.
She comes to CGTN with over 15 years of experience in news production and digital content management. Poppie has extensive experience writing, editing, producing and on-camera hosting. She has a track record contributing to editorial teams that move fast to innovate and iterate, breaking barriers in storytelling and content development trends. Priors include HuffPost, World Economic Forum, LinkedIn and Meta.
Poppie is a proud global citizen, born and raised in London, her heritage is South African.
She lived and worked in Johannesburg, New York, Geneva and San Francisco, before landing in the U.S. capital to join CGTN America.
Poppie holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rhodes University in South Africa and a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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STORIES BY POPPIE MPHUTHING
December 24, 2024
Working mothers around the world know all-too-well the struggle of achieving a work/life balance. And in the U.S., there’s new data shedding light on just how tough their juggling act has become, and its toll on their mental health. CGTN’S Poppie Mphuthing shares the story.
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December 16, 2024
Winter weather advisories stretched across 23 U.S. states this week as severe storms bring heavy rain and snow. In California, a rare tornado struck a town near San Francisco, adding to the extreme weather chaos. CGTN’s Poppie Mphuthing reports.
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December 1, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday, Nov. 30, after a trip to Florida and a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump the day before.
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November 24, 2024
In the United States, the West Coast is in recovery mode having been hit by a powerful storm system last week. A deluge of rain swept across California and Washington state, and the intensity is only beginning to wind down. Tens of thousands of people […]
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November 10, 2024
As more than 200 countries prepare to meet at the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan next week, the United Nations is sounding the alarm that the world is on course for a cataclysmic rise in temperature.
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October 25, 2024
Boeing workers voted to sign a new union contract Wednesday, and will return to work following a more than five-week strike. This as the company posted a $6 billion-dollar quarterly loss as a result of the walkout. Poppie Mphuthing has the details.
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October 14, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Florida Sunday, Oct 13, surveying to the destruction o Hurricane Milton. The state is still in the midst of cleaning up in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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October 12, 2024
Turbulent times continue for Boeing, as the plane manufacturer announced it’s cutting 10 percent of its workforce. This comes as striking workers have put pressure on the company’s bottom line over the last month. Poppie Mphuthing has details.
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October 8, 2024
Around the world, countries aligned with Israel held commemorative ceremonies and vigils on Monday, in remembrance of the Israelis killed and taken hostage a year ago on October 7.
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October 7, 2024
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the U.S. federal government released $100 million in emergency relief funding Saturday, Oct.5, to rebuild destroyed bridges and roads in the hardest hit state of North Carolina. This comes as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was on the ground […]
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